Ridge Paso Robles Zinfandel

Deep ruby. Black cherry, stewed plum, exotic barrel spice. Ripe bramble on entry, firm acid, gravelly mineral, medium-full body, round tannins, integrated oak finish.

Winemaking

Harvest Dates: 30 August , 5 September

Grapes: Average Brix 24.6?

Fermentation: 100% natural primary and secondary fermentation; 15% submerged cap and 85% floating cap; pressed at seven days.

Barrels: 100% air-dried american oak barrels; 21% new, 51% two and three years old, 28% four and five years old).

Aging: Twelve months in barrel

Benito Dusi Vineyard grapes, hand harvested; destemmed and crushed; fermented on the native yeasts, followed by full malolactic on the naturally occurring bacteria; oak from barrel aging; minimum effective sulfur for this wine (35ppm at crush, 150ppm over the course of aging). Pad filtered at bottling. In keeping with our philosophy of minimal intervention, this is the sum of our actions.

Appellation: Paso Robles

Alcohol By Volume: 14.4%